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Coming out of the COVID pandemic, airlines are bracing for a wave of passengers that will, ideally, revive the struggling travel industry. In this conversation with United CEO Scott Kirby, Walter Isaacson will dive into the goals of a company recently in the news for its next big bet — supersonic jets — but also for its commitment to sustainability. How will we travel into the future?
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Can technology bolster democracy? MIT’s Deb Roy thinks so.
At the 2023 Aspen Ideas Festival, we dug into some of the most important and fascinating issues of our time, from rebuilding trust in our institutions and the promise and peri...
